The
Gary Rosenthal Collection
One of the most
ambitious projects that we have undertaken is
to provide a piece of Judaica, in particular
a mezuzah, for every Jewish home in Cuba. Gary
Rosenthal of The
Gary Rosenthal Collection, the
most-renowned maker of Judaica in the country, has
provided us with enough mezuzahs to do this project. Richard
Popkin, an active member of the B'nai B'rith
Cuban Jewish Relief Project, and Stanley Cohen,
International Chairman, have undertaken this project.
There are 1500 Jews in
Cuba with little or no Jewish relics. We approached
Gary Rosenthal with our idea and he said “There
is no problem. I will supply you with anything
that you might need for the entire Jewish community.” 
Gary Rosenthal came up
with an idea to make the project even more meaningful
by enlisting the Jewish Youth Philanthropy in Washington
D. C. to help make the mezuzahs with the materials
Gary would supply.
Over 100 sixth and 8th
graders completed these under Gary’s auspices.
The mezuzahs were taken
to Cuba and distributed with great love to the families. Although
we have not been able to distribute the mezuzahs to
all the provinces as yet our plan is to complete the
project this year.
We and the Jewish community
will forever be grateful to the wonderful tzedaka which
was made possible by the Collections of Gary Rosenthal. |
